Chinese new year

Chinese new year

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Chinese New Year Date

Chinese New Year is on Friday, February 12. Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar new year is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long holiday.

Chinese new year traditions

• Red decorations, red wrapped gifts, and red clothes are everywhere at Chinese New Year.

• Fish is a must for the Chinese New Year reunion dinner.

• Preparing a WeChat RED envelope. (where money is given to family and friends as a gift.)

Chinese new year traditional clothing

As mentioned repeatedly, red is China's good luck color, believed to scare away spirits of bad fortune. Chinese usually wear red or other brightly-colored clothes on New Year's Day, to go with the festive and upbeat mood. Black or white, symbolic of mourning and death would not be appropriate.

Multiple Choice

When is Chinese new year?

• Thursday, December 25

• Tuesday, November 12

• Friday, February 12

• Monday, July 4

Multiple Choice

What color is disrespectful to wear on Chinese new year?

• Blue

• White and black

• White and gold

• Red